Insurance Stocks on Investors’ Radar — Aflac, Unum, CNO Financial, and Assurant

NEW YORK, March 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --

On Friday, benchmark US indices were in mixed colors as the NASDAQ Composite closed the trading session flat at 5,901; the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged 0.10% lower; and the S&P 500 was down 0.13%. US markets made broad based gains with five out of nine sectors finishing the day in green. Pre-market today, Stock-Callers.com reviews these four Accident & Health Insurance stocks: Aflac Inc. (NYSE: AFL), Unum Group (NYSE: UNM), CNO Financial Group Inc. (NYSE: CNO), and Assurant Inc. (NYSE: AIZ). Learn more about these stocks by accessing their free research reports at:

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Aflac

On Friday, shares in Columbus, Georgia headquartered Aflac Inc. recorded a trading volume of 3.08 million shares, which was above their three months average volume of 2.08 million shares. The stock ended the day 0.18% higher at $72.53. Shares of the Company, which through its subsidiary, American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus, provides supplemental health and life insurance products, are trading at a PE ratio of 11.29. Aflac's stock has advanced 2.15% in the last one month and 4.67% in the previous three months. Furthermore, the stock has gained 17.16% in the past one year. The Company is trading above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages by 3.01% and 3.05%, respectively. Furthermore, Aflac's shares have a Relative Strength Index (RSI) of 62.33. Free research report on AFL is available at:

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Unum

Chattanooga, Tennessee-based Unum Group's stock finished Friday's session 1.14% lower at $47.77 with a total volume of 2.07 million shares traded. Over the last three months and the previous one year, Unum Group's shares have surged 10.07% and 51.88%, respectively. The Company's shares are trading above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages by 1.82% and 22.85%, respectively. Shares of Unum Group, which together with its subsidiaries, provides group and individual disability insurance products and services primarily in the US and the UK, are trading at a PE ratio of 12.09. Additionally, the stock has an RSI of 47.27.

On March 13^th, 2017, research firm Citigroup downgraded the Company's stock rating from 'Buy' to 'Neutral'. The complimentary research report on UNM can be downloaded at:

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CNO Financial

Carmel, Indiana headquartered CNO Financial Group Inc.'s stock advanced 1.18%, to close the day at $20.59. The stock recorded a trading volume of 3.15 million shares, which was above its three months average volume of 1.08 million shares. CNO Financial Group's shares have gained 8.22% in the previous three months and 13.41% in the past one year. The Company's shares are trading 3.36% and 16.73% above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, respectively. Shares of the Company, which through its subsidiaries, develops, markets, and administers health insurance, annuity, individual life insurance, and other insurance products for senior and middle-income markets in the US, are trading at a PE ratio of 10.15. In addition, the stock has an RSI of 54.65. Visit us today and access our complete research report on CNO at:

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Assurant

On Friday, shares in New York headquartered Assurant Inc. ended the session 0.39% higher at $98.97 with a total volume of 806,491 shares traded. Assurant's shares have gained 3.38% in the last one month and 8.01% in the previous three months. Furthermore, the stock has gained 29.02% in the past one year. Shares of the Company, which through its subsidiaries, provides risk management solutions for housing and lifestyle markets worldwide, are trading at a PE ratio of 11.06. The stock is trading 2.41% above its 50-day moving average and 11.65% above its 200-day moving average. Moreover, the Company's shares have an RSI of 56.00. Get free access to your research report on AIZ at:

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